Caltech makes Top 10 list nationally and globally

Caltech was ranked in the top 10 universities both in the U.S. and across the globe in two studies released Tuesday.

The science institution once again ranked 10th in the annual U.S. News and World Report that lists the best universities in the country. Caltech also ranked 10th in last year’s survey.

“For many years, we have consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in the nation in the (U.S.) News survey, and have been ranked No. 1 in the world for the past two years by the UK’s Times Higher Education survey,” Caltech spokeswoman Deborah Williams-Hedges said in a statement. “These rankings are a reflection of our faculty’s commitment to academic achievement and excellence, and of our extraordinary students.”

The university made the list because of its undergraduate studies, as well as its “top graduate programs in engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics and physics,” according to the report.

“Caltech participates in a significant amount of research, receiving grants from institutions such as NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services, among others,” the study said.

The report also cited Caltech’s “strong tradition of pranking” with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which ranked seventh on this year’s list.

Founded in 1891, Caltech has 997 students enrolled, with a current annual tuition of $41,538, according to the report.

UCLA and USC, two other Southland universities, tied for 23rd place on the list.

Caltech also ranked 10th in the top universities across the globe in the QS world university rankings, a list composed using data from the top 800 institutions to examine academic reputation, research citations, student-to-faculty ratio, employer reputation and international faculty and student ratio. Six of the top 10 schools hailed from the U.S.